Andy Summers

In the very early days of Police, Andy was using just the MXR Phase 90 pedal, and a reverb. As he became more successful, he got himself the Pete Cornish pedalboard, which had all kinds of effects programmed into it, including Mutron Envelope filter, wah wahs, fuzz boxes and distortions like EHX Muff Fuzz and Distortion+, MXR Dyna Comp Compressor, Phase 90 and others. He also used the Roland GR-300 Guitar Synthesizer.

But, the two effects which were really the key to the Andy’s sound with the Police are the Maestro Echoplex tape delay, and the Electro Harmonix Electric Mistress.

At 3:44 in this video showing Andy Summers' effects rack the Rocktron 300 is visible.

At 3:46 in this video showing Andy Summers' effects rack two Yamaha D-1500 delays are visible.

According to this Guitar Player article, a Lexicon PCM-70 is used by Andy Summers, on the intro to 'Can't Stand Losing You.'

At 3:44 in this video showing Andy Summers' effects rack the RX-1 is visible.

According to the Premier Guitar's interview, one of the pedals Summers is using is the Boss CE-300 chorus unit.

This undated advertisement show's Andy's rig with two SDD-320 units: one is in the rack to Andy's right (our left), which is in the third slot down from the top. The other is in the rack directly behind him, and it occupies the bottom slot.

According to the Premier Guitar's interview, one of the pedals Summers is using is the Fractal Axe FX II XL+ multi-fx processor.

In this Guitar Player article, it lists the effects that Andy Summers uses on "Can't Stand Losing You." It reads, "Solo: Red Witch Empress Chorus + Eventide Eclipse + PCM 70 + T.C. Electronic TC1210 Spatial Expander/Stereo Chorus/Flanger"

At 3:48 in this video showing Andy Summers' effects rack a Yamaha SPX90II is visible.

This undated advertisement show's Andy's rig with an SRE-555 visible in the tall rack directly behind him. It's the fourth unit down from the top.

This Guitar Player article details Andy Summer's signal path on the Police song, "Can't Stand Losing You." It includes an Eventide Eclipse on the solo.

Summers also incorporated Marshall amps and a Roland guitar synthesizer into his rig. Of course, times have changed and so has Summers’ gear. For the ’07/’08 Police reunion tour, he used an elaborate two-piece Bob Bradshaw switching system, the right wing of which includes three Boss FV-500H Volume/Expression pedals, one used to control a rack-mounted Lexicon PCM 70 and two for an Eventide Eclipse, a Moogerfooger Analog Delay, and a Boss Loop Station and Chromatic Tuner. The left wing houses the main Bradshaw switching unit, plus another FV-500H and a Dunlop Cry Baby wah. Summers’ off-stage rack also contains his main Custom Audio OD100 amp and a Carvin DCM150 used to power stereo effects (each amp feeds two Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 2x12 speaker cabs), plus additional signal processors, including a T.C. Electronic TC1210 Spatial Expander/Stereo Chorus/Flanger, Bob Bradshaw V-Comp Tube Compressor, D-Two Multi-tap Rhythm Delay…

Summers' personal website lists the 909 amongst the gear and instruments he employed during the making of the Bewitched album with Robert Fripp.

This undated advertisement show's Andy's rig with an SBF-325 unit in the rack directly behind him. It is the fifth down from the top.